Torts; abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; create a cause of action
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and abusive litigation, so as to create a cause of action for abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; to provide factors for evaluating a claim of abusive website access litigation; to provide for a rebuttable presumption when corrective action is taken after receiving notice of an alleged website access violation; to provide for damages; to authorize the Attorney General to intervene and seek certain relief and to make investigative demands for evidence in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 26, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2026 · House Mar 6, 2026
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Apr 2, 2026
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 458
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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